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Friday, September 2, 2011

101 in 1001 August Thank Goodness for Air Conditioning Edition

As much as I love love love Summer, sometimes I like air conditioning too. It was a busy month, and although I only finished 1 thing, there was forward progress made, especially on the quarter 3 projects (home improvement and painting). August was quite a month, and although it seemed like it would last much longer, it's on to September.

Finances/Giving (2/12) [in Process: 2]1. Get Emergency Fund up to $1000 [Done 15 March 2011]
2. Pay off and close Chase Visa
3. Pay off and close Target Visa
4. Get Emergency Fund up to 3 months (~12,000)
5. Get a used truck
6. Put a $50 bill in the second collection basket
7. Put a $100 bill in the second collection basket 8. Donate to the Food Shelf 10 times ($25 or equivalent) (8/10) 9. Leave a 100% tip 5 times (3/5)
10. Choose 2 kids from the Jesse Tree during Christmas & get them presents
11. Give to a family in need during the holidays 12. Buy a scratch-off lottery ticket & donate 25% of the winnings to charity [Done 18 September 2010]

38. Read 101 books (134/101) [ The 101 was done 2 May 2011]
August 2011 (10)
• Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
• A Dark and Stormy Night by Jeanne M Dams
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
• Luck Be a Lady by Cathie Linz
• Four Bodies and a Funeral by Stephanie Bond
• Threats at Three by Ann Purser
• Non-fiction: The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens
• Non-fiction: Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia by Janet Wallach
• Audio/Book: On the Wrong Track by Steve Hockensmith

Grown-up/Family stuff (3/12) [In Process: 1]
61. Change life insurance beneficiaries
62. Write wills
63. Write living wills
64. Get family picture taken
65. Send out Christmas cards with aforementioned family picture on it 66. Host Brother/Sister Christmas party [Done 18 December 2010]67. Have a family board/card game night 5 times (2/5) 68. Buy a new “grown-up” outfit (shirt/pants) [Done 23 July 2011]
69. Take a family vacation
70. Make a picture family tree
71. Get first aid certified72. Get the Kid a car safety kit for her car [Done 28 December 2010]

Spiritual/Church (4/12) [In Process: 2]73. Learn the Rosary Prayers
74. Go to a Latin Mass
75. Go to daily Mass for a week 76. Donate time, talent, or treasure for the CCW Bazaar [Done 1 October 2010]77. Read the Tao te Ching [Done 18 September 2010]
78. Get a new St Christopher Medal 79. Do the Advent readings and wreath one year [Done 7 January 2011]
80. Do the Lenten readings one year 81. Do the Rice Bowl project one year [Done 17 April 2011]82. Light an intention candle 10 times (5/10)
83. Attend Mass in the Basilica
84. Attend 2 Lenten dinners

Food (10/11) [In Process: 0]85. Make a cake & icing (or cupcakes) from scratch [Done 24 July 2010]86. Try 3 new restaurants (3/3) [Done 17 June 2011]87. Do one week of meal planning [Done 31 December 2010] 88. Do one month of meal planning [Done 3 July 2011]89. Eat 1 serving of fruit a day for a week (7/7) [Done 12 July 2010]90. Try a new recipe [Done 1 October 2010] 91. Make cookies from scratch [Done 23 September 2010]92. Try a different flavor ice cream (no vanilla/chocolate) [Done 12 August 2010]
93. Limit Diet Coke to 2 servings per day for 1 consecutive week (0/7 days)94. No fast food for a month [Done 9 April 2011]95. Try 5 different kinds of apples (5/5) [Done July 2010]

Just Because (2/6) [In Process: 1]
96. Donate hair to Locks of Love one more time97. Take part in a pub quiz [Done 16 January 2011]
98. Complete a 500+ piece puzzle
99. Fly first class 100. Start a Tumblr [Done 8 July 2010]: http://daughteroftime.tumblr.com 101. Do a 365 day photo challenge